NORRISTOWN — A Lower Salford man who worked as a financial adviser faces three years of court supervision after he admitted to bilking two elderly clients, to the tune of about $100,000.

Jeffrey Warren Stoler, 47, of the 300 block of Manor Road, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to three years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to two felony counts of theft by deception in connection with incidents that occurred between November 2011 and May 2012.

Judge Steven T. O’Neill imposed the punishment as part of a plea agreement reached between Stoler and prosecutors after Stoler agreed to pay full restitution in the case. Stoler, who was represented by defense lawyer V. Erik Petersen, arrived to court with checks made payable to the two victims for full restitution. One victim was owed $80,000 and the other $25,983, according to court papers.

“The victims were very happy to get all their money back because they are retirees on fixed incomes. This was part of their life savings,” explained Assistant District Attorney Christopher Daniels.

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Authorities said the victims knew Stoler because he was the son of a trusted friend.

“He used their trust and respect for his father to deceive them about where their money was going,” Daniels alleged. “He breached that trust.”

Petersen could not be reached for comment about the case. Stoler will have a permanent record as a convicted felon.

An investigation of Stoler began in February 2013, when relatives of an elderly woman contacted Towamencin police with their suspicions that Stoler had stolen funds from the woman. Stoler had entered into a business relationship with the elderly woman, managing her financial investments, sometime prior to May 2012, according to court papers.

Instead of opening a trust for the woman, as he was tasked to do, Stoler transferred a total of $80,000 to his personal bank account during May and June of 2012, according to the arrest affidavit filed by Towamencin Detective Michael Paul.

Relatives of the woman turned to police after they failed to receive proper documentation or legitimate answers from Stoler about the transfer of funds or establishment of the trust, according to court papers.

Stoler failed to show up at a scheduled meeting with relatives in December 2012 and during another meeting he advised he couldn’t produce a history of past transactions because papers were not available due to an office Christmas party, according to the arrest affidavit.

When investigators reviewed Stoler’s bank records they found deposits for the $80,000. The deposits were date consistent with the checks taken from the victim, according to arrest documents.

After Stoler was arrested in July 2013, another couple who saw media reports about the arrest contacted Towamencin detectives with suspicions that Stoler stole monies that they had given to him for investment purposes. The victims told authorities they believed the money was not properly invested on their behalf.

The investigation determined Stoler deposited the funds into his personal bank accounts. The actual loss to the second couple was found to be $25,983, according to the criminal complaint.